Spring Semester 2008-TED 8550, Integration to Media Integration with Microcomputers
Monday
, 4:15 to 6:55 p.m., KH 541-MAC Lab.

Course Schedule
(Subject to change during the semester)

Date

Themes

Class Activities/Projects/Topics (Will probably change as we explore)

1/12

Teaching Vision Narrative
Self-introduction

CPU Orientation, Blackboard, UNO Network -- MyWeb etc., Google, del.icio.us

1/19

Martin Luther King Day No Class

1/26

Bring Your Camera to Class Day

Creating Media - Scanners, Still Camera, File Formats, Pixles-megapixels, camera jargon

2/2

Edit/Organize Your Pictures

Image editing - both CPU and Online Web-based Multimedia Editing

2/9

What can I do with my pictures?

Virtual Museusms - finding, collecting and using web-based resources
On-line Publishing, flickr, ichat, skype

2/16

Imaging Work 

Quiz 1

2/23

Digital Audio Tools

Audio File Formats, Microphones, GarageBand, audio jargon

3/2

Audio Day 2


3/9

Digital Audio Work Day/Presentations

Photosharing presentations

3/16

BREAK 

UNO Spring Break - No class

3/23

Digital Video Tools

Video Formats, dv cameras, Software Flash, i-Stop Motion, Frame/Cell Animation

3/30

What can I do with Digital Video?

Digital Storytelling, Video conferencing

4/6

Teaching with Digital Video

DVD Production

4/13

Digital Video Work Day

Quiz 3

4/20

What can I do with digital media?

PPT, Slideshow, Flash, SWF, Alternatives to PPT, Google etc.

4/27

Project work

 

5/4

Finals Week

Presentations